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Hidden Kitchens: The Raw & The Cooked
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Hidden Kitchens
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An hour-long journey into the world of clandestine cooking, kitchen rituals and traditions. Tales of kitchens that suddenly pop up, kitchens that s...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WHRV and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 54:56
  • Purchases: 56
All Mixed Up with Martin Luther King Jr.
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: MLK Jr-Washington,DC 1963
A Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr and the historic March on Washington that took place in August 1963, with new mixes featuring Israel Kamakaw...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, Prairie Public, KVMR, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:43
  • Purchases: 26
Michelle Alexander on the New Jim Crow (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Michelle Alexander, Associate Law Professor at Moritz School of Law and Author of "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." , Credit: http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/
Professor Michelle Alexander, author of ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ makes the case that the US’ criminal ju...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Saving Crystal Cove
From: KRCB 104.9
Series: Stories of the Coast - How the California Coast was Saved
Caption: Crystal Cove in the good old days
Saving Crystal Cove - The story of Laura Davick, an accidental activist, who used the California Coastal Act to save the historic 1930's cottages i...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 21:58
Slavic Wonders: Christmas with The Rose Ensemble
From: The Rose Ensemble
Caption: The Rose Ensemble, Credit: Michael Haug Photography
The Rose Ensemble is back with a free one-hour holiday special. Slavic Wonders is a stunning celebration of the season featuring some truly brillia...

Bought by KUAT, WVTF, WFMT Station Account, North Country Public Radio, KWIT and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 57:58
  • Purchases: 46
Bassy Baritones
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Wolverines with Min Leibrook, sax
In the earliest jazz bands of the 1920s, the baritone and bass saxophones were relegated to the rhythm section, the bass line. But everything bega...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 58:53
KUT's Views and Brews: Billie Holiday and The Art of Persona
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday once said, "No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." In a recent Views and Brews f...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM and WJSU


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Lion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Willie "the Lion" Smith
He was a master ”Tickler”. Stride piano is the term attached later to a specific rhythmic style where the left hand follows the pattern of the rig...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2012
  • Length: 58:54
Chicago Noodles
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sterling Clarinet, Credit: http://www.clarinetpages.net
Among the many names adopted for the clarinet during the early years of jazz, the “noodle” is possible the most catchy. Feature are Johnny Dodds, B...

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 1
Bix & Tram
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bix Beiderbecke & Frankie Trumbauer
The dynamic duo work of cornet Bix Beiderbecke and saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer was one of the greatest in early jazz. Their first recording dates...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 58:53
Red & the Bean
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Coleman Hawkins
The duet of Henry "Red" Allen and Coleman "The Bean" Hawkins, 1933.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 58:52
Sophisticated Blues
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bessie Smith
The blues melded with jazz long before the first recordings in the late teens. Although the music was, at least at first, structured on the 8 and 1...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 58:54
Ghost Wave: The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Surfermag.com, Credit: Chris Dixon
The true story of the largest wave on earth 100-miles off Catalina Island.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 21:18
Quite Early Morning: The Life, Times and Legacy of Pete Seeger
From: A World of Possibilities
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Legendary folksinger and social activist Pete Seeger is receiving long-delayed appreciation for his immense contribution to American music and cult...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KWIT, KHNS, 90.5 WSNC, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 16
Chris Hedges on the Myth of Human Progress
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Renowned author Chris Hedges paints a bleak picture of our world today, in rapid economic, environmental, and religious decline-but we still have a...

  • Added: May 31, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
"Breaking the Psychological Chains of Slavery"
From: Making Contact
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African-Americans have endured more than 246 years of slavery, 100 years of racism and segregation. The trauma from that experience continues to im...

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
Saint Ignatius: Knight of the New Crusade
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Credit: Randy OHC
Nobleman, soldier, gambler, womanizer, priest, theologian, and founder of the Society of Jesus—and all this of just one man!

  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 46:50
The U.S. Institute of Peace: A Profile (Peace Talks Radio) [54:00/59:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: United States Institute of Peace New World Headquarters, Credit: USIP
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established in 1984 and funded by Congress to increase th...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, WFIU, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
A March to Freedom: Martin Luther King
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Martin Luther King press conference, Credit: Marion S. Trikosko
On the anniversary of his birth, the life and work of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His own voice and words make this a mean...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KVSC, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, KCNP, KCNP and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 44:36
  • Purchases: 6
A Conversation with Norman Corwin: Renowned Writer and Director from Radio’s Golden Age
From: KUOW
Caption: Norman Corwin with producer Katy Sewall, Credit: Corwin's staff
You’re probably familiar with Jack Benny and Orsen Wells - but do you know Norman Corwin? The widely acclaimed writer, director, and producer from ...

Bought by WRPI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: 50:01
  • Purchases: 1
An Elizabethan Christmas w/ the Rose Ensemble
From: The Rose Ensemble
Caption: The Rose Ensemble, Credit: Michael Haug
The Rose Ensemble brings the time of the Tudors to life. Splendor, tension and intrigue, all reflected in the dark and light of tender carols, and...

Bought by KCME, WCVE, RadioStPete Florida, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WCVE and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2010
  • Length: 58:14
  • Purchases: 80
The Chieftains: San Patricio
From: Joyride Media
Caption: The Chieftains and Ry Cooder, Credit: Judith Burrows
The Chieftains and Ry Cooder present the history behind their collaboration inspired by The St Patrick's Battalion of Irish-born soldiers in the Me...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 50
A Joyful Noise: Handel's Messiah Rocks
From: Joyride Media
Series: Holiday Programming Extravaganzas
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Mix one part Handel with one part rock band, orchestra and choir.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1932 -The Highlander Center opens its doors
From: Action Speaks Radio
Caption: Rosa Parks & Other Activists at Early Highlander
Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by WMMT, WRPI, WGBH Radio Boston, and WRIR


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 58:48
  • Purchases: 4